Circassian Cheese is a cultural cheese and staple for Circassians that is very famous in Russia (Republic of Adyghea, Kabardino-Balkaria

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, Karachay-Cherkessia

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, Shapsugia in the southern part of Krasnodar Krai

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, Stavropol Krai

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, North Ossetia, Moscow

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, and Saint Petersburg

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), and the Middle east countries (Jordan

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, Turkey

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, Lebanon

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, Syria

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, Israel

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) and worldwide (mainly countries that have a North Caucasians and Circassians Diaspora/s

Circassian diaspora

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).

The Circassian Cheese is a very mild type of cheese that does not melt when baked or fried, and can be crumbled similarly to feta

Feta

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 cheese.

There is an annual special festival for the Circassian Cheese in Maikop

Maikop

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 the capital of the Republic of Adyghea held during the Circassian cultural festival with a participants from different regions in the North Caucasus, competing in producing the best types of the Circassian Cheese. The last one took place on 4 October 2010.